Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hidden Curriculum in Education
Course Code: EPÖ594
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the basic concepts and approaches of hidden curriculum in education. The course also discusses implications of hidden curriculum in school settings from various forms of discrimination to teaching democratic values.

Course Content

In this course topics such as basic concepts of the hidden curriculum in education, dimensions of the hidden curriculum, Approaches of hidden curriculum, Effects of hidden curriculum in cognitive domain, Effects of hidden curriculum in affective domain, Racial and ethnic discrimination, Students’ resistance, Gender discrimination, Teaching democratic values through hidden curriculum , Ideology and textbooks, Social classes and the hidden curriculum of school, Religious education and hidden curriculum, Current national policies in education and hidden curriculum are investigated.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Meltem ÇENGEL SCHOVILLE
Learning Outcomes
1.Defines and explains basic concepts of hidden curriculum
2.Recognizes and explains the constituents of hidden curriculum
3.Identifies approaches to hidden curriculum
4.Explains the functions of hidden curriculum in cognitive domain learning outcomes
5.Explains functions of hidden curriculum in affective domain learning outcomes
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Blumberg, A. ve Blumberg, P. (1994). The unwritten curriculum: Things learned but not taught in schools. Thousand Oaks: Corwin Press, Inc.
2.Yüksel, S. (2004). Örtük program: Eğitimde saklı uygulamalar. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of hidden curriculum in education
Week 2 - Theoretical
Constituents of hidden curriculum Beliefs and Attitudes
Week 3 - Theoretical
Values Rules
Week 4 - Theoretical
Communication Ceremonies
Week 5 - Theoretical
Approaches to hidden curriculum Functionalist Approach Marxist Approach
Week 6 - Theoretical
Radical Approach Resistance Theory
Week 7 - Theoretical
Effects of hidden curriculum on cognitive domain
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Racial, ethnic and gender discrimination and hidden curriculum
Week 10 - Theoretical
Students’ resistance
Week 11 - Theoretical
Teaching democratic values through hidden curriculum
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ideology and textbooks
Week 13 - Theoretical
Effects of hidden curriculum on affective domain
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social classes and the hidden curriculum of school
Week 15 - Theoretical
Current national policies in education and hidden curriculum
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment50525
Reading90218
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026